(55863) Jeffwayne Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1997 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jeff Wayne (b. 1943) is an American composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds, which received many accolades including 9× platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #1, 18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jeffwayne is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jeffwayne is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 55863 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 OM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.90 km (#12,989 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.85 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 2.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.963 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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